Cape Town Met hit hard by late AHS withdrawals

In a late blow for the connections and the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met day organizers, five race-day runners based at Randjesfontein have been withdrawn as a result of African Horse Sickness (AHS) travel restrictions.

The quintet includes four runners from the Sean Tarry yard, headed by BLESS MY STARS, who was scheduled to be the only filly in the final field of 13 horses declared for the WSB Cape Town Met.

Other Tarry withdrawals include PROCEED (race 1), WINTER GREETING (race 5) and STORM BRASCO (race 8), who loses a big payday chance in the Cape Racing Gold Rush.

Finally, the Mike Azzie trained COLDHARDSTARE has been withdrawn from the fifth race.